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Generate Prior Samples

Usage

With the current Bayesian network, you can generate Prior Samples. Select Menus > Data > Prior Samples > Generate. You can specify M0M_0 by setting the number of Prior Samples.

Generate Prior Samples dialog

BayesiaLab uses the current Bayesian network to compute P0P_0. The Virtual Database icon is in the lower-right corner of the Graph Window, next to the real dataset icon, indicating the presence of a Virtual Database. Right-clicking on the Virtual Database icon displays the network structure, i.e., the prior knowledge, that was used for generating the Virtual Samples.

Prior knowledge structure used to generate the virtual samples
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These Virtual Samples are combined with the observed samples during the learning process.

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